Bald eagles, ospreys, herons, mergansers, and kingfishers are native to this area.

phrases

Asmore and more anti-smoking laws are passed, we see droves of would-be non-smokers chomping on Nicorettes, gnawing peppermints, chewing pencils, knitting sweaters, or practicing self-hypnosis.

Three reasons for the closing were insufficient enrollment, poor instructional materials, and inadequate funds.

clauses

Though dogs are messy and hard to train, though they chew up my shoes and give me the blues, though they howl like wolves but jump at their own shadows, though they eat me out of house and home, I still find them a necessary part of my existence.

If the procedure is carefully planned, if that plan is followed with skill and precision, and if the results are carefully analyzed and professionally presented, we might receive the research award.

Use commas before and after a quotation within a sentence.

"Cooperation between government and industry," the president said, "must exist if the country is to prosper."

The band leader said, "Once the simple marching drill is learned, we will work on more maneuvers."

Use a comma before an afterthought or contrasting element.

afterthought

For Canada, the War of 1812 was vitally important, far more important than it was for Britain.

contrasting element

To understand a particular culture, we must consider the society as a whole, not its individual parts.

Use commas to set off geographical names, items in date, and professional titles.

geographical names

The speaker that day was from Atlanta, Georgia; she discussed the discrimination against blacks which still exist there.

items in dates

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky.

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